100 most frugal park districts in Illinois

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by Local Labs News Service | Apr 11, 2018

Seward Park District are among those in Illinois with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

State law requires local governments to self-report financial records each year, including revenue, spending and debt. Spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across park districts.

How does your district rank?

About a third of park districts in Illinois have not reported 2017 financials to the state. The rankings include only those park districts with data.

100 most frugal Illinois park districts

Rank

Park District

County

Population

Total Spending

Spending Per Capita

Douglas

Iroquois

20,980

$59,867

South Prairie

LaSalle

5,000

$24,755

Charleston Twp

Coles

22,901

$157,080

Ridgeville

Cook

75,658

$683,805

Markham

Cook

62,000

$659,586

$11

Griggsville

Pike

1,615

$18,179

$11

Dallas City

Hancock

1,000

$12,040

$12

East St. Louis

St. Clair

60,000

$802,990

$13

Tri-State Park

DuPage

5,500

$74,030

$13

Emden

Logan

1,955

$27,517

$14

Phoenix

Cook

1,964

$28,066

$14

Lanterman

Lawrence

2,000

$29,515

$15

Winslow

Stephenson

944

$13,956

$15

Carrier Mills

Saline

1,657

$25,420

$15

Astoria

Fulton

1,200

$18,439

$15

Moweaqua Township

Shelby

1,800

$31,858

$18

Lafayette

Stark

600

$10,636

$18

Warsaw

Hancock

1,546

$27,675

$18

Farmington Township

Fulton

3,400

$63,129

$19

Burlington Twp

Kane

1,921

$37,177

$19

Lawrence

6,521

$130,707

$20

Long Grove

Lake

8,050

$162,113

$20

North Scott

Scott

980

$20,644

$21

New Athens

St. Clair

2,100

$45,864

$22

Blandinsville

Mcdonough

750

$17,807

$24

Elba-Salem

Knox

1,300

$31,562

$24

Glen Ellyn Countryside

DuPage

3,750

$94,453

$25

Brookeridge

DuPage

1,100

$28,200

$26

Chestnut-Beason

Logan

650

$18,011

$28

York Center

DuPage

51,000

$1,426,811

$28

Atlanta Memorial

Logan

1,648

$47,090

$29

Hutsonville

Crawford

1,177

$37,245

$32

Blue Mound

Macon

1,137

$36,492

$32

Nauvoo

Hancock

1,071

$34,904

$33

Marrowbone Twp

Moultrie

1,703

$55,695

$33

Dieterich

Effingham

700

$23,131

$33

Putnam Twp

Fulton

2,137

$72,556

$34

Herrin

Williamson

12,000

$416,307

$35

Kirkwood

Warren

1,000

$34,853

$35

Grant Memorial

Woodford

1,200

$41,920

$35

Mt. Sterling

Brown

2,500

$87,478

$35

Posen

Cook

5,987

$212,473

$35

Raymond

Montgomery

850

$31,309

$37

Delavan Twp

Tazewell

2,211

$84,854

$38

Waterloo

Monroe

10,309

$397,742

$39

Illini

Macon

1,366

$53,069

$39

Taylorville Comm Pleasure Driveway

Christian

25,000

$976,060

$39

Black Hawk

Jo Daviess

1,875

$73,368

$39

Momence

Kankakee

3,500

$137,261

$39

Nokomis Community Memorial

Montgomery

2,700

$115,515

$43

Germantown

Clinton

1,285

$55,154

$43

Le Roy

Mclean

5,000

$218,900

$44

Mason City

Mason

2,900

$128,099

$44

Tolono

Champaign

3,438

$152,306

$44

Easton

Mason

375

$17,102

$46

Aledo

Mercer

3,300

$160,739

$49

Braidwood

Will

6,164

$306,323

$50

Benton

Franklin

6,990

$348,496

$50

Big Rock

Kane

1,938

$97,536

$50

Bailey

Adams

1,244

$63,411

$51

Franklin Township

Dekalb

2,520

$128,849

$51

Pleasant Hill

Pike

2,600

$133,097

$51

Sumpter Township

Cumberland

1,980

$101,936

$51

Pearl City

Stephenson

3,200

$166,603

$52

St. Jacob

Madison

2,102

$113,148

$54

Forman

Mason

3,200

$180,149

$56

Lamotte

Crawford

1,400

$80,907

$58

Marion

Williamson

17,413

$1,037,747

$60

Arthur

Douglas

5,000

$317,077

$63

Seward

Winnebago

800

$52,159

$65

Frankfort

Franklin

10,000

$652,775

$65

Blue Island

Cook

23,401

$1,536,335

$66

Stockton

Jo Daviess

3,500

$233,881

$67

Harvey

Cook

24,947

$1,710,428

$69

Creston-Dement

Ogle

900

$63,633

$71

Litchfield

Montgomery

6,939

$504,552

$73

Peotone

Will

4,142

$308,955

$75

Chili Twp

Hancock

754

$56,478

$75

Eldorado-Raleigh Pleasure

Saline

4,800

$359,620

$75

Watseka

Iroquois

6,000

$452,521

$75

Carthage

Hancock

2,605

$197,743

$76

Limestone

Kankakee

2,350

$179,770

$76

Edinburg

Christian

1,043

$80,000

$77

Hawthorne

Cook

14,645

$1,124,805

$77

Ivanhoe

Cook

13,549

$1,046,596

$77

Marengo

Mchenry

7,503

$584,202

$78

Mattoon

Coles

15,817

$1,254,338

$79

Harrisburg

Saline

8,811

$718,795

$82

Paxton

Ford

4,345

$359,949

$83

Golf Maine

Cook

29,617

$2,457,313

$83

Hanover Township

Jo Daviess

800

$68,237

$85

Beardstown

Cass

7,600

$691,772

$91

Lexington

Mclean

2,000

$182,606

$91

Memorial

Washington

5,000

$460,064

$92

Lan Oak

Cook

28,522

$2,687,335

$94

Tri-Township

Madison

13,278

$1,251,600

$94

Savanna

Carroll

5,000

$473,881

$95

Teutopolis

Effingham

1,587

$151,252

$95

Tremont Area

Tazewell

5,022

$479,822

$96

100

Coloma

Whiteside

11,370

$1,118,410

$98

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